Wall and post construction



June 11, 1935; I c T,HAN$EN 2,004,319

WALL AND POST CONSTRUCTION Filed July 13, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 11 J'YZCiZK WITNESSES i5- 15 v w TORNEYS.

c. T. HANSEN 2,004,319

WALL AND POST CONSTRUCTION June 11, 1935.

Filed July 13, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I N V EN TOR:-

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Patented June 11, 1935 I UNlTEfD STATES; PATENT OFFICE 1 .7 2,004,319 1 WALL AND rosr CONSTRUCTION cam-as HansernBywood; Pa., assignor, by

mesne assignments, to ,The E F. Hauserman 7 Company, a corporation of Ohio i a *Application July i13, 1951, Serial No.f 5 0,437 i Q ",2 Claims. 013189-34) My invention relates to wall and post construc form an apparent post or column i3." In the tion and the like, being especiallyconcerned with present instance (as in the application above sheet metal partitioning and the like; and with mentioned), each upright 9 forms partof the the interconnection of its main structural comstructural frame of'its panel Hi, .being'connected,

5 ponents, such as panel sections or units, :post to rthe other similar upright (not shown) of said members, horizontals and cornices. I aim to impanel H] by horizontals L -l5, etc., whose ends prove and strengthen the construction, and to 7 maybe fastened to the uprights as hereinafter. reduce the time and cost of erection; How these described. Inthe openings of theframe formed and other advantages c'anbe realized will appear by the membersil, I4, [5, etc.,are mounted the 10 from thedescription hereinafter of "one'form of individualpanels H, 18, etc, whose edges may sheet metal construction conveniently embodying be engaged with or secured to the members 9,14,

the invention. I 5,etc., in any suitable manner.

On the drawings, Fig. I is a fragmentary side As here shownKFig'. III), the uprights 9 -are of view of a partition wall cohstructionconvtznientgenerally channel section, with their webs l9 re- 5 ly embodying my invention, portion being shown versely grooved, and are arranged facing away r'oken away. and in section. l y from the panel units H] to which they belong-so Fig. II is a similar view at right angles to Fig. I, that -(and this is oneimp'ortant feature in relawith the panels omitted. l tionto this invention) the individual panel unit- Fig. IIIshows the post or column of Figs. I and Shasmarginal flanges 28, 28 extending side by II in horizontal section, as indicatedby the line side toward those of the adjacent unit 9, ,and and arrows III--III in Fig. 'II. 1 (another important feature) the individual post Fig. IV is a fragmentaryplan'view of the corl3 formed by the adjacent channel uprights 9, 9 nice and certain associated par-ts, illustrating the is hollow, These features are, it may be reattachment of subjacent parts to the cornice. marked, in some degree independent i. e., the

Fig. V is a tilted view'or" the spacer and sec'ur panel-unit it) might be providedwith marginal 25 ing device shown in Figs. I-III; 1 r flangeslt otherwise than by including in its con Fig. VI isa tilted view of a plate with lugs for str uctio'n a post-forming channel; and a hollow securing the ends of a horizontal member of the post I3 might be formed of cooperating channel partition. 1 i i uprights 9, 9 without their forming parts of panel 0 Fig. VII is a tilted View of a plate employed in units it! as here shown; The main flanges 20, 20 theattachment of a subjacent member to the may have inturned subflanges 2|, 2| at their cornice; and, I a U edges f h i i Fig. VIII isa tilted view of abracket employed. The, panel units l0, ID are spaced apart and V for the same general purpose. a interconnected, at suitable vertical intervals, by

I have here illustrated my invention as apinterposed spacers 22 housed in the post 13, and 35 plied to the type of partitioning shown in the consisting-of horizontal plates of suitable outline. application of Alvin C. Goddard, Serial No. Onits opposite sides (edges), the spacer plate 354,735, filed April 13, 1929, assigned to the as- 22 has pairs of shoulders 23, 23 that engage besignee of this application, to which reference may tween the edges 2|, 2| of the adjacent flanges be had .for features nothere -more fully shown? 20,-"2ll, to space the panels 19, I0 apart. Adjaor described. 7 .7 cent the shoulders 23, 23, th'e plate 22 hasother structurally, the various parts forming the shoulders 25, 25 that engage the flange edges 2|,

partition are held erect-and in position by verti- 2! and align them with oneanother. At its othcal uprights 9, 9 at the junctions of adjacent unit or sides (edges) or ends, the spacer plate 22 has sections It, In. Fig. I shows portions of two lateral downward extending hook lugs on tongues 45 such sections or panel units H), |B,surmountedby 26, 26; and the channel uprights I3, l3 have a common cornice H'. The uprights 9, 9 are procorresponding internal engagement means on vided in pairs associated with the adjacent panel their Webs, consisting of sheet: metal pockets or units it, w, and may be secured to the floor at straps 21, 27 that may be formed by shearing the their lower ends (not shown) in any suitable way. channel webs transversely and offsetting inward 50 To close the interval between the uprights 9, 9 the metal adjacent (or between) the cuts. The and conceal the parts Within, there are channelupper (andlower) edges of the pockets or straps like cover plates. l2, !2 (Figs. III and IV) re- 21, 2! are flared to. facilitate engagement of the movably mounted and secured as hereinafter detongues or lugs 25, 26 with them. As shown in scribed, and coacting with the. uprights 9, 9 to Fig. I, the walls ofthe pockets 2! are embossed 55 locking under the ridges 28.

.the lower and inner sides.

to afford shoulders or ridges 28, and the lugs 26 have their lower ends embossed or turned inward toward one another at 29 to afford shoulders for Beyond its shoulders 23, 23 at each side, the spacer plate 22 has other shoulders 33, 33 which in eifect form a head for engaging and securing the cover I 2, these shoulders 33, 30 being formed by the curled ends of a downward-bent head portion 3| that projects between the fianges 20, and (as shown) also overlaps these flanges. As shown especially in Figs. III and IV, the spacer plate 22 has embossed reinforcing ridges 32, 33 that stiffen the bends of the laterally extending lugs 26, 26 and heads 3i, 3l,--the ridges 32 for the lugs being on the upper and outer side of the plate and lugs, and the ridges 33 for the heads 3| on The plate .22 also has a central opening 34 to afford passage for wiring.

In erection, the panel units l0, H] (or the post uprights 3, 9) are placed in position and secured to the flcor, and then the spacers 22 are put in place. For this purpose, each spacer 22 is turned vertical and inserted between adjacent flanges 2E), 20, with its shoulders 23, 23 adjacent the latter; it is then turned horizontal, and its hook lugs 26, 23 are engaged in the pockets 27. It is then pressed or driven home until the tongue ends or shoulders 29, 29 snap under the shoulders 28, 28,the resiliency of the channels l3, l3 permitting them to. yield inward after the flanges 2 53 are engaged against the shoulders 3EI,-so that the parts are tightly held. The driving home of the spacers 22 completely aligns and spaces the panel units I ll, l0 and the uprights 9, 9 horizontally, and also aligns them vertically,-notwithstanding any unevenness of the floor. The spacer 22 can be easily removed by a few upward hammer taps on its lower side. After all the spacers 22 are in place, the covers [2, !2 can be easily applied and snapped over the shoulders 33, 30, by virtue of their own resiliency and the slight resiliency of the T-heads 3|, 3|. Thus the adjacent panel units It, H) (and uprights 9, 9) are disengageably interconnected by the spacers 22 substantially in the mid-line of thepartition.

As shown in Fig. I, the horizontals l4, 15 have on their ends apertured tongues or lugs 36 projecting through openingsin the web, and formedby portions of a plate 31 or am welded to each horizontal (Figs. I, -II, and VI). As shown in Figs. I and II, the U-bent plate 31a. is apertured at 3'lb for the passage of wiring. These horizontal lugs 33 need not be interconnected by spacers 22, but may preferably be secured individually, as by wedge-keys 38-driven through them. Thismay be done at the factory, so that the panel units It, Ill can be shipped complete and ready for erection.

As shown in Figs. I, II, and IV, the cornice II is in cross-section a one-piece sheet metal trough,

with its'bottom channelled or grooved longitudinally at All. To secure the cornice H to the tops of the uprights 9, 9, the latter are provided with apertured tongues or lugs 42 at their ends, which project up through holes 43 in the cornice bottom to take wedge keys 44 driven through the lug apertures. The holes 43 are shown wide enough topermit some variation or shift in position of the lugs 52 and the member 3. As shown, a channelled and apertured saddle plate 45 (Figs. I, II, IV, and VII) is interposed between the keys 44 and the bottom of the cornice l i to distribute the stresses to the latter at either side of the cornice groove or rib d! The tongues or lugs 32 consist of portions of a plate 43 welded to the web IQ of the upright l3, andapertured at 4'! (Fig. VIII) to take the lugs 36 of the horizontal Mi -so that this plate 46 helps to distribute the stresses to the web [9 cf the upright l3. The upper portion 48 of the plate 45 is sheared from around the lugs Hand bent over at right angles to the lugs, thus forming a bracket adapted to bear against the lower side of the cornice l I and help receive the stress. This portion 43 is apertured at 49. It will be understood that in practice all four of the keys 44 shown need not be used: e. g., two keys .4, one through a lug 32 on one upright E3 and the other through the'diagcnally oppositelug 42 on the companion upright l3, will make an amply secure attachment. As shown in Figs. I and IV, the cornice bottom has a hole 53 to permit passage of wires down into the interior of the hollow post l3. 1

I-Ioles 5| in the. cornice'bcttom, '52. in the saddle plate 45, and 39 in the bracket ear 48 permit the attachment of the cornice H to the uprights E3 to be made by means of screw bolts (not shown), instead of by the ears 42 and keys 44, if preferred. In this case,.of course, the plate 55 would be reversed from the position shown, to align the hole 52 with the holes 5|, 49;

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. The combination with an apertured cornice and a subjacent post and horizontal, of an apertured ear projecting upward from the post through the cornice, an apertured ear projecting endwise from the horizontal through said post and its ear, and keys through said ears, securing the horizontal to the post and the post to the cornice. y

2. In a partition wall construction, the cornbination with an apertured cornice of a subjacent postand panel units, the latter each including a horizontal, spacers engaged between and interconnecting said panel units within said post substantially in the midline of the partition, an aper tured ear projecting upward from the post through the cornice, an apertured ear projecting endwise from the horizontal through the post and its said. ear, and keys through said ears securing the horizontal to the post and the post to the cornice.

CONRAD T. HANSEN. 

